Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Monday, January 19, 2015

QT 19 Jan 15, John 15:9-10, Living in God's love

John 15:9-10 (ESV) As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.  10  If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

1 John 2:5-6 (ESV) but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.


NOTE: So, today's two verses of the day (YouVersion and Daily Bible) both emphasize the same point, abiding in the love of God. Jesus and John both say the same thing, but differently--keep my (Jesus') commands and walk in the same way in which he walked. There is both a simplicity and a difficulty in these verses. The teaching is simple--live like Jesus, obey what Jesus said. The difficulty is living like Jesus and obeying Jesus' commands. But God sent us a helper, the HS, to, not surprisingly, "help" us. So today I ask the HS to help me by letting me see where I fail to obey or walk correctly, and for the opportunities to obey and walk like Jesus. As David prayed, open my eyes that I may see. Thank you Lord.
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